CURRENT CAMPAIGN

The Free AI Business Stack

Every short, thread, and community post this week points back to one useful hub: how to run content, SEO, leads, products, and Telegram operations without paid APIs.

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What I Cover

Six content pillars, all tied to the same thesis: AI that runs your business, not just helps with it.

Autonomous AI Systems

30%

How to build, deploy, and run multi-agent AI systems that operate your business without daily human input. Technical, production-grade, no fluff.

Entrepreneur Stack Replacement

25%

Replacing Clay, Manus, Zapier, Apollo, Canva AI, and Buffer with self-hosted systems you own forever. Real cost comparisons. Real implementation guides.

Real Estate + AI

15%

Using AI agents for BRRRR analysis, deal sourcing, creative finance identification, and market monitoring. 7 markets tracked daily. Unique vertical nobody else covers.

Build In Public

15%

The transparent journey from zero to autonomous revenue. System updates, failures, breakthroughs, and lessons from building SteelWorks Intelligence publicly in Acworth, GA.

Investing + AI

10%

The L5 vision: Alpaca paper trading, AI-driven S&P allocation, and building toward a system that funds itself through the stock market. Long-form investor audience content.

Personal Brand + Systems

5%

Mac's story and mindset. How to think about AI as leverage, not replacement. Anti-corporate, pro-builder perspective on what the autonomous business era means for individuals.

YouTube — Deep Build Videos

System walkthroughs, full agent builds, architecture breakdowns. Long-form for builders.

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COMING EPISODES
How I replaced Clay ($800/mo) with 3 Python scripts
Building the free-first bridge: PC models, browser sessions, and $0 routing
The Evolution Loop: how agents write their own skills
Real estate AI: scanning 7 markets with BRRRR agents
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TikTok — Daily AI Hits

60-90 second drops. One system. One concept. Real results.

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@therealmacsteel

Daily AI automation drops on TikTok. The fastest way to see what's possible with self-hosted AI — without the hour-long YouTube deep dive.

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FIRST VIDEO CONCEPTS
"I replaced $847/mo in SaaS tools with one system I built. Monthly cost: $0."
"Watch 26 AI agents run the business while I sleep."
"The $0 public-source prospecting stack I use instead of renting Clay-style workflows."
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Where to Follow Along

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@therealmacsteel

Real-time updates, system alerts posted by SteelWorks Intelligence systems, hot takes on AI news, thread breakdowns of new features as they ship.

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Mac Steel

Long-form posts on the enterprise case for autonomous AI infrastructure, data sovereignty, and where self-hosted workflows outperform cloud tools for operators who need control.

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Instagram
@therealmacsteel

Behind-the-scenes of the build. System screenshots, terminal output, and the occasional "it's 2am and this cron just fixed itself" moment.

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Blog — Deep Dives

SEO-optimized posts on AI automation, stack replacement, and autonomous systems. Generated by SteelWorks Intelligence weekly.

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LEAD GENERATION

Replace Clay with Free AI Lead Gen

Clay charges $150-800/month for lead enrichment. SteelWorks Intelligence does the same with Hunter, LinkedIn scraping, and AI scoring at $0.

AUTOMATION

Replace Zapier with Free AI Agents

Zapier starts at $360/year. SteelWorks Intelligence runs automations with local scripts, schedules, and agent workflows at a $0/month infrastructure target.

ALTERNATIVES

Manus AI Alternative: Self-Hosted

Manus.ai at $50-200/month vs SteelWorks Intelligence at $0. A complete breakdown of what you get, what you give up, and why self-hosted wins.

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